Friday, October 31, 2008

Math - pg. 71 #26, 28
pg. 78 #20-22 all
pg. 83 #25-26, 28-34 even
pg. 86 #1-7 all

Science - Come prepared to do your inquiry lab on Monday (bring any materials you might need for your lab)
- Finish the Skill/Practice Sheet: Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis --- answer the first four questions, and then pick ONE of the research questions (#5-7) to do research on through the internet and write a paragraph answer the question. You can do more research questions for extra credit if you want.

Exploratory - Memorize and rehearse your speech. Don't forget to bring your movie for the movie review presentation on Monday.
- Start writing your persuasive speech, rough draft due Monday (make sure it's in your Google Docs by Sunday night)

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Math - in the old book pg. 208 All ODD problems from Set A-D

- Quiz #5 tomorrow!

Exploratory - Memorize your movie review speech. Also start writing your persuasive speech. Rough draft is due on Monday (make sure it's in your Google Docs by Sunday night and also print out a copy!)

Math - in the old book pg. 187 #1-17 odd

- Quiz #5 on Friday!

Science - Finish the Conclusion: CER for the Solar House Experiment and the Solar Water Heater Experiment (pg. 51 & 54)

- Start the inquiry lab pre-write on pg. 56 of your science notebook. You should include the Question, Hypothesis, Materials, and Procedure.

Exploratory - Memorize your speech.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Math - pg. 83-85 #3-9 odd, 13-23 odd, 27, 29, 41-45 odd, 52-55 all
- Quiz #5 on Friday!

Science - finish the Conclusion: CER section of your Solar House Experiment Lab Sheet (pg. 51 in science notebook)

Exploratory - Continue to revise your speech --- add more details and examples to clarify your opinions

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #6 journal section. Due Thursday, 10/30!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Math - pg. 77-79 #1-15 odd, 23-29 odd, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47-48, 53-55 all

Science - finish the Conclusion: CER section of your Solar House Experiment Lab Sheet (pg. 51 in science notebook)

Exploratory - Final draft of movie review due Tuesday. Make sure it's on Google Docs and you also print a copy out to bring to class!

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #6 journal section. Due Thursday, 10/30!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Math - pg. 71-73 #1-31 odd, 41-45 odd, 49-52 all

- Statistics project due tomorrow!!! PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!!!
Helpful suggestions:

• Follow the direction sheet! Answer every question you're given to help you with the analysis part.
• Round the mean to the nearest tenths
• You can use a calculator :)
• Make sure the report is typed!
  

Science - Skill/Practice Sheet "Heat Transfer" due tomorrow (will be collected)

Exploratory - Rough draft of the movie review should be submitted by tonight on Google Docs and bring a bring in a printed version tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Math - pg. 64-65 #1-15 all

- Statistics project due Friday 10/24! PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!!!
Helpful suggestions:

• Follow the direction sheet! Answer every question you're given to help you with the analysis part.
• Round the mean to the nearest tenths
• You can use a calculator :)
• Make sure the report is typed!
  

Science - finish the hypothesis on the Solar House Experiment Lab Sheet
- Skill/Practice Sheet "Heat Transfer" due Friday (will be collected)

Exploratory - Start writing your the rough draft of the movie review, due on Friday!

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #5 journal section. Due tomorrow!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Math - pg. 61 #2-34 even
- Statistics project due Friday 10/24

- McDougal Littell Chapter 1 Test tomorrow!!!

Science - Skill/Practice Sheet "Heat Transfer" due Friday (will be collected)

Exploratory - Continue to practice your news report speech --- we will resume tomorrow.
- Fill out the movie critique sheet on your film. You will watch the film of your choosing (rated G or PG) and in the first column, make your observations in each category as well as your opinion (critique) in the second column. Due tomorrow.

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #5 journal section. Due tomorrow!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Math - pg. 42-44 #1-7 odd, 13-23 odd, 27, 29, 36, 52
- Statistics project due Friday 10/24

- McDougal Littell Chapter 1 Test on Wednesday!!!

Science - Skill/Practice Sheet "Heat Transfer" due Friday (will be collected)

Chapter 4 Quiz tomorrow!!!
Material to study:
DEFINITIONS: energy, conduction, convection, radiation, thermal energy, core, geyser, volcano, kinetic energy

CONCEPTS:
- heat moves from hot to cold
- heat rises, spreads to cooler areas, then sinks
- speed of molecules in hot and cold substances
- what makes radiation different from convection and conduction? (Hint: both convection and conduction requires _______ to transfer heat, but radiation doesn't)

Exploratory - Continue to practice your news report speech --- we will resume on Wednesday.
- Fill out the movie critique sheet on your film. You will watch the film of your choosing (rated G or PG) and in the first column, make your observations in each category as well as your opinion (critique) in the second column. Due on Wednesday.

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #5 journal section. Due Thursday, October 23.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Math - pg. 37-38 #1-19 odd, 28-32 even, 35-39 odd, 48-50 all
- Statistics project due next Friday 10/24

- McDougal Littell Chapter 1 Test next Wednesday 10/22!!!

Science - Convection worksheets/video worksheet due on Monday (will be stamped)
- Skill/Practice Sheet "Heat Transfer" due next Friday (will be collected)

Chapter 4 Quiz next Tuesday 10/21!!!

Exploratory - Continue to practice your news report speech --- we will resume on Monday.
- Fill out the movie critique sheet on your film. You will watch the film of your choosing (rated G or PG) and in the first column, make your observations in each category as well as your opinion (critique) in the second column. Due on Wednesday.

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #5 journal section. Due Tuesday, October 21.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Math - pg. 31-33 #1-17 odd, 25, 27, 32-36 even, 47-49 all
- POW due tomorrow!
- Statistics project due next Friday 10/24

- McDougal Littell Chapter 1 Test next Wednesday 10/22!!!

Science - Chapter 4 Quiz next Tuesday 10/21!!!

Exploratory - Continue to practice your news report speech --- we will resume on Monday.

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #5 journal section. Due Tuesday, October 21.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Math - pg. 18-19 #1-5 odd, 16, 17-27 odd, 28, 29-33 odd, 39-47 odd
- POW due this Friday 10/17
- Statistics project due next Friday 10/24

Science - Print guided notes for Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3, and Chapter 5 Section 3

Exploratory - Get parent signature on film-viewing permission slip.
- Continue to practice your news report speech --- we will resume on Monday.

Advisory - Bring your WEB Carnival permission slip. (Last day to turn it in is tomorrow!!!)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Math - pg. 12-13 #27-28, 33-34, 40, 42 all and pg. 23-24 #4, 6, 23, 26, 37
- POW due this Friday 10/17
- Statistics project due next Friday 10/24

Science - Print guided notes for Chapter 4 Sections 2 & 3, and Chapter 5 Section 3

Exploratory - Memorize and practice your speech --- presentations start tomorrow

Advisory - Bring your WEB Carnival permission slip. (Last day to turn it in is Thursday!)

Monday, October 13, 2008

Math - pg. 12 #19-25 odd, 31-32 all and pg. 23-24 #14-22 even, 32, 34
- POW due this Friday 10/17
- Statistics project due next Friday 10/24

- Quiz #4 tomorrow!!! (Covers ML 1-1 to 1-4 except 1-3)

Science - Puzzling Scenarios poster due tomorrow

Exploratory - Memorize and practice your speech --- presentations start on Wednesday.

Advisory - Bring your WEB Carnival permission slip. (Last day to turn it in is Thursday!)

Friday, October 10, 2008

Math - pg. 23-25 #1-5 odd, 11-19 odd, 31-35 odd, 44-46 all
- Answer your classmates' surveys on Google Docs e-mail! You MUST respond to everyone in your own core.
- Work on the Statistics Project and the POW!

- Quiz #4 next Tuesday (Covers ML 1-1 to 1-4 except 1-3)

Science - Work with your partner on Puzzling Scenarios (due next Tuesday).
- Print Chapter 4 Section 1 Guided Notes

Exploratory - Finish the final draft of your speech --- add more details to it so it's at least three minutes long. Remember to do it in your own words. Make sure it's updated in Google Docs by Sunday night, and bring a printed version to class on Monday.

Advisory - Bring your WEB Carnival permission slip. (Last day to turn it in is next Thursday!)

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Math - pg. 12-14 #1, 3-5 all, 18-24 even, 39-45 odd, 54-56 all
- Work on the Statistics Project and the POW!

- Quiz #4 next Tuesday (Covers ML 1-1 to 1-4)

Science - Work with your partner on Puzzling Scenarios (due next Tuesday).
- Print Chapter 4 Section 1 Guided Notes

Exploratory - Rephrase your writing if you have been plagiarizing thus far. Bring the updated rough draft to school tomorrow and also revise it in your Google Docs tonight. You can look up words in an online dictionary to help you rephrase your article in your own words.

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #5 journal section. Due Tuesday, October 21.
- Bring your WEB Carnival permission slip. (Last day to turn it in is next Thursday!)

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Math - pg. 7-9 #1, 6-14 even, 27-31 odd, 43-49 odd, 58-60 all (the board says #54-56 all, but do #58-60 instead!)

Science - Finish the vocabulary section of pg. 38 in science notebook
- Work with your partner on Puzzling Scenarios (due next Tuesday).
- Print Chapter 4 Section 1 Guided Notes

- Chapter 5 Quiz on Thursday!!! (Review your Chapter 5 guided notes)

Exploratory - Finish your News Report rough draft, share it Google Docs, and print a copy to bring to school tomorrow

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Math - pg. 116-117 #1-13 all except #4
- Set up an account on McDougal Littell ClassZone. Follow the directions on Google Docs.
- Finish responding to the surveys of your classmates on Google Doc e-mail. The e-mail function will be disabled next Monday.

Science - Work with your partner on Puzzling Scenarios (due next Tuesday).
- Print Chapter 4 Section 1 Guided Notes

- Chapter 5 Quiz on Thursday!!! (Review your Chapter 5 guided notes)

Monday, October 6, 2008

Math - pg. 112-123 Set D, E, F all
- Finish responding to the surveys of your classmates on Google Doc e-mail. The e-mail function will be disabled next Monday.

Chapter 3 Test tomorrow!

Science - Chapter 5 Quiz on Thursday!!! (Review your Chapter 5 guided notes)

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #4 journal section. Due tomorrow.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Math - come up with the three questions for your Statistics & Data Analysis Project.
1. Quantitative
2. Qualitative and Biased
3. Qualitative and Neutral
Make sure that your questions are typed into a document titled "Questions for Statistics Project" and share it with hannah.sun@mysunyong.com by Saturday night so it can be approved by Sunday! If you don't know how to access Google Docs, watch the videos here.
- Bring your Google Docs username and password to class on Monday!!!

Chapter 3 Test next Tuesday!!!

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #4 journal section. Due Tuesday.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Math - pg. 115 #1-19 except #17
- Bring your Google Docs username and password tomorrow!!!

Chapter 3 Test next Tuesday!!!

Science - Study for the test tomorrow!

Beginning of the Year Unit Test tomorrow!!! (Review your Chapter 1 & 2 guided notes)

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #4 journal section. Due Tuesday.
_____________________________
October book orders due tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Math - pg. 109-110 #1-11, 15-16 all
- Notebook check tomorrow (make sure your notes are complete) --- will be checking entries #1-19

Chapter 3 Test postponed to Tuesday!!!

Science - Notebook check tomorrow! (make sure all your guided notes and lab write-ups are complete) --- will be checking pages #1-35

Beginning of the Year Unit Test on Friday!!! (Review your Chapter 1 & 2 guided notes)

Exploratory - Prepare for your presentation (if you have not performed yet).

Advisory - Finish Get Set Lesson #3 journal section. Due tomorrow.